End of Verse 9 and Verse 10

'I miss material hankerchiefs ( next line ) 'their shoft and hidden history.' - she misses them , like she misses her mother , although the hankerchief is different because it is only a small thing

Verse 10

'But it isn't mine'- she cannot be possessive

'My mother too, eventually ( next line) 'who died not leaving handkerchiefs' - an end to hankerchief

her mother wanted to give up hankies - and as 'queen of hankies ' is now dead- there seems no point/ need for them

'but tissues and uncertainty :

'of the scratcy and disposable ,

last two lines: - mother's voice takes over

that this is your material to do with, daughter what you will. ' - if mother heard her complaining , metaphorical meaning that the mother says it is up to the daughter to become what she wants e.g make her own story

8 of 9

Structure/ summary of poem's ending

New materials -how mothers shape us and how we in turn shape our children

theme of inheritance /continuity

strucuture : regular , prehaps reflective of dated time , relating to a more formal time or era of hankerchief